to increase; to add to; to augment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
considerably; greatly; a lot
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
curse; spell; malediction
knowing; (an) acquaintance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
business owner; entrepreneur
reinforced concrete; remote control
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning